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B-170474 1 (1971-11-01)

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                COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF TN  NI WAT
             RELEASED    WASHINGTON. D.C. 20


B-170474                                            I1 I7 1


Dear Mr. Kemp:

     Your letter of September 23, 1971, asked that we inves-
tigate the alleged purchase of tiger cages by U.S. Forces
in Vietnam.-

     We have made inquiries in the military departments on
the basis of the informationprovided by your constituent,
Mr. M. E. Regan. None of the officials in the Army or Navy
with whom we spoke were aware of any procurements of this
type being made in Vietnam. We were told, i6- ver, of a
$400,000 contrac t negotiated with an American contractor for
construction of concrete buildings containing maximum-security
cells. This contract was negotiated on behalf of the Vietnam-
ese Government, and local currency supplied by that Govern-
ment was used. We understand that certain of the news media
have referred to these cells as tiger cages, but military of-
ficials have expressed the opinion that this is an inaccurate
characterization.

     As discussed with your office, we do not plan to make a
detailed investigation of this matter in Vietnam in view of
the rather limited information provided by your constituent.
The correspondence furnished to us is returned herewith as
requested.

                              Sincerely yours,



                              Comptroller General
                              of the United States


Enclosure


The Honorable Jack F. Kemp
House of Representatives


     Tu  50TH ANNIVERSARY 192-171

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